News: May 2005 Archives
I have a great concept for a SF story....
It's the future. Things are bleak.
A remix of a mobile phone ringtone becomes the highest selling/downloaded single of the week in the UK.
The BBC have their press pack for The Empty Child online (I think it came online a week or so ago). It includes interviews with the writer Steven Moffat, and John Barrowman and Richard Wilson (actors).
This photo comes courtesy of Dickie, but was actually taken by Mrs. Jeremy Bulloch. (Dickie's sister is married to Jeremy Bulloch's son). I don't have permission from Mrs. Bulloch herself, so I hope it's okay.
Anyway, great photo, lots of the Star Wars cast in the rain in London. Cool.
Jennifer Ellison. Please let it not be true.
Jen Lined Up For Doctor Who Role - Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
Hopefully it's just her agent trying to get the gig.
It sounds great...
BBC - Doctor Who - Fear Forecast: The Doctor Dances
"Harry, Samuel and Adam all enjoyed being so frightened, but Amy was too scared to sleep alone after it. No one had nightmares."
...and...
"Harry thinks that something is 'way too scary,' so he backs away from the TV and runs to the doorway and peeks around the door."
Via my little brother aka Freaksauce comes a link to loads of pictures from the Monaco Grand Prix, and Red Bull racing's Star Wars geek out.
The Sun reports that Billie Piper will only appear in 3 episodes of the new Doctor Who series. The article reads like it is a big blow for Who but personally I think that changing the doctor and companions once a series is no big deal really. Especially companions, they've always come and gone.
The Star Wars posse was in town for the F1 grand prix in Monte Carlo, including George, Hayden and Ian McDiarmid (all of whom were interviewed by ITV). George was asked if he was going to make a motorsport film, he said no pretty blankly. Plus the Red Bull cars were decked out in super cool Star Wars graphics, including the pit crew wearing clone trooper style helmets. Unfortunately David Coulthard's car got damaged by an incoming Schumacher when he was trying to avoid a spun Minardi.
Regular readers will notice that I am missing my regular Doctor Who review. There is a very simple but annoying reason for this. This week was the first time that I was not going to be at home when the episode was on so I set the VCR. I didn't check the times because it has been on at 7pm every week so far, so why would it change? (and no I don't have a fancy epg thingy, it's a very old and cheap VCR). Of course this week it was on half an hour early because of the Eurovision song contest. Grrr. Oh for a time machine.
Anyway, I'll do the review when I get hold of a copy of the episode...
BBC - Cult Television - Serenity comic
On the 6th of July Dark Horse release Serenity #1 (of 3), timing the last issue to coincide with the movie release. Cool. Time to visit the comic shop.
Unofficial Battlestar Galactica Blog: UK Season 2 begins in October
Oh well, that is what man created the internet for (with thanks to Mr. Cohen)
Via BoingBoing, the BBC are giving away 7 (at last count) Doctor Who ebooks, including author's notes and introduction, and artwork. For free.
...copies of the now out-of-print New Adventures became sought after collectibles. Some could command as much as fifty times their cover price on online auction sites such as eBay.We're now publishing a series of these books online, for free
Nice. I love the BBC.
Fear Forecast: Father's Day, the kids say 2 == Quite Scary.
Best quote...
Amy (aged 4) grabs a tissue from the box and balances it on her nose. "Look at me!" Harry (aged 6) does so, sternly. "Shh Amy, I'm trying to listen!"
Today, in a shop, I saw lovely big Revenge Of The Sith mugs (ideal for a cuppa). The only downside is that they talked to you! I managed to get five of them talking at once and then ran away.
This years Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductees Steven Spielberg, Philip K. Dick, Chesley Bonestell, Ray Harryhausen, were inducted this weekend. Not too many complaints about those choices.
[Via Locus]
The press pack for Episode Seven is online and includes an interview with comedy genius Simon Pegg.
